Galaxy Note 8 review: Samsung’s first dual-camera phone — and the Note that restored trust.
The Note that rebuilt the line’s reputation.
The Note 8 brought Samsung its first dual camera and steadied the Note line after the Note 7. It is a legacy device today — no 5G, ended support, small battery.
01Display
84/100At 84/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among flagship phones of 2017 — 6 points above the cohort average.
02Camera
74/10074/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.
03Performance
60/10060/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2017 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
68/10068/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.
05Build
84/100At 84/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among flagship phones of 2017 — 6 points above the cohort average.
06Value
62/10062/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.
- Samsung’s first dual-camera phone, both lenses OIS.
- Built-in S Pen and a big Infinity Display.
- IP68, headphone jack and microSD.
- Premium build.
- Small 3,300 mAh battery (post-Note-7 caution).
- Mono speaker; 15 W charging.
- No 5G; software ended at Android 9.
- Discontinued.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 121-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .